# Distance from Lake Evella Airport (LEL) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,993 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,993 km / 9,938 mi / 8,636 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 18:37 in Lake Evella Airport, it's 04:07 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,944 ft (UIO is higher than LEL)

## Airports

### [Lake Evella Airport (LEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lel-lake-evella-airport/1ef266e0-10b0-673a-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lake Evella Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLEV
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -12.500000, 135.810000
- Elevation: 256 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quito, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEQM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.130000, -78.360000
- Elevation: 9,200 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:37 in Lake Evella Airport, it's 04:07 in Quito.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lake Evella Airport (LEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lel-lake-evella-airport/1ef266e0-10b0-673a-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)